1 Samuel. Dagon et Arca Dei.
Brief Comments on the Latin:
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5:1 The Hebrew plural Philisthim does not decline; here it is in the nominative. The phrase a lapide Adiutorii is a Latin translation of the Hebrew place name Ebenezer.
5:2 The Hebrew plural Philisthim does not decline; here it is in the nominative. The name Dagon does not decline; here it appears in the genitive (in templum Dagon, "into the temple of Dagon") and the accusative (iuxta Dagon).
5:3 The name Dagon does not decline; here it appears in the nominative (Dagon iacebat) and the accusative (tulerunt Dagon).
5:4 The participle-verb combination, consurgentes invenerunt, can be translated as verb-verb: "they got up (and) found..." The name Dagon does not decline; here it appears in the accusative (invenerunt Dagon) and the genitive (caput Dagon).
5:5 The name Dagon does not decline; here it appears in the nominative (Dagon remanserat) and the genitive (sacerdotes Dagon, limen Dagon).
5:7 The participle-verb combination, videntes ... dixerunt, can be translated as verb-verb: "they saw ... (and) said..." The use of non with the subjunctive maneat is non-classical. The name Israhel does not decline; here it is in the genitive. The name Dagon is in the accusative, in apposition with deum.
5:8 The participle-verb combination, mittentes congregaverunt, can be translated as verb-verb: "they sent for (and) assembled..." The name Israhel does not decline; here it is in the genitive.
5:9 The phrase illis ... circumducentibus is an ablative absolute. The phrase interfectionis magnae is a genitive of description, specifying the activities of the manus Dei.
5:10 The place name Accaron does not decline. The form Accaronitae is a Greek plural, from the singular Accaronites. The name Israhel does not decline; here it is in the genitive.
5:11 The name Israhel does not decline; here it is in the genitive. The use of non with the subjunctive interficiat is non-classical.
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